Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottl.) Roxb.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : ACANTHACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottl.) Roxb.
  • Common name : Large-flowered Thunbergia, Bengal trumpet, Blue trumpet vine, Blue sky vine, Large-flowered Thunbergia
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Comments / notes : Flowers are occasionally White. Cultivated
  • Key identification features : Woody climber, Flowers with terminal inflorescence.
  • Flower, Fruit : February-July
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • Native : Africa
  • World Distribution : India, Myanmar, Indo-China, South China
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Thunbergia grandiflora. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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